Slicing-machine.



J. M. PETERSON.

SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I2. I9I6.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

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J. M. PETERSON.

SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1916.

Patented Oct. 23,1917.

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Appl ation file -11. mm, wife, I seal nt. 103 a" To all whom it may concern Be it Jmown ha I, Jenn PE EBS a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stat of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Imp ovement i licingac ines, of which the foll wing is a full, clear, Q01 cise, and exact descriptiom reference being had to. the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification- My invention relates to slicing machines, and more particularly to. that kind of slicing machines for slicing such products as meats, and has for its, object'the provision of an improved machine of this character.

One of the objects of my invention is the provision of a slicing machine with the seting mechanism so arranged that the thickness of slices. can be readily adjusted by the operator even during the process of slicing.

Another object of my invention is to pro.- vide improved means for feeding the meat table periodically after the severance of each slice, my invention furthermore contemplating the construction of this portion of the apparatus in such a way that the feed screw commonly employed to perform this feeding function is substantially inclosed whereby it is permitted more readily to maintain an oil surface and whereby the liability of dearrangement thereof is minimized; furthermore all danger of tampering with the feed screw or of accidents due to its exposure is thereby avoided. e

I will explain one form of machine embodying a structure capable of performing the results and functions above outlined more in detail by referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating such ma chine, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the machine'illus- I trated in Fig, 1;

Fig. 8 is 'a detail sectional view along line -a of .Fig- 1; i i

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the adju ng mechanis elo ef' ig- My impr'eved slic ng me ine'comp ises he bed pla e w ich c s sui ab e guide or WaysZ and 3, up n which the mea t b 4 is sli lab This meet b e i ae uated by h rank .5, and hill? Whith hill? is rivet- .screw 13.

a ly ass e at d to. t e. a le. i the. W l nown orm, the QlT Il eing tab y. d e hr g th eieh y f t hen e I "mount d upon the" customary wheel 8. ;The ma eh ner s' fu ther ii evid el ith sl in knit 'Q ha ingthe mea -tr y 1 upo which the severed slices fall. The knife 9, is suit ehly earried With n th ou ng wh ous ng carries the power transmitting mechanism o tran mitt ngh ne rom the flywhe l 8 to, the. s i ing ni hled Them at tah1e4es I ese me t plete l wh h; Plate s. ideh y mo t d pon th me t b et in, h us-tem y' av.

fee/cl. reW pi ot lly' er e hr the me t table, being h ld n uitabl be rin 1.4, 1 his eed s r w is g en periodi rotatiehel aotuatien th eu'ghth ege ey of the dog 16 will presently appear. The f ed. cr w 13 i adapt t0 h efe ed by e e hed lemen 1 Whieh s ea n d by t e mea plate. 2... This too ed lem nt 1 s .m vshleint a d out f engagem nt. W h

th s re n rt eh ierev de 111201 th feed s rew 13- he meeheh sm er fieetihe this n ag m n "a d d sengag ent, is more cle r y llustr tedin ig.

n Figfi how the me p ate .2 3S PIO- vided with an overhanging arm or housing .8, h h h u ng has a e u ng evl ndri shell A ever: 2Q- flik i's pi etly e me t th s housing t l ve carrying at its lowermost. extremity the t thed e men 1.7 and ca rying at. it up ext emity nf W e b s ain t e ft hand. ext em y. .e p ng '2 T sp ing 2 is adapted e xert p e u e against the lever 20 tending te force the toothed" element 17 tightly against the feed A handle 2;; carried upon the cr n .2 is mounted 1 .1 0 the sp 2 h ch p dle Carries at i s lo er extrem y the eem2 a p e re e e th e ent by pressing it against the action of the screw 28 when it is desired to release the element 17 from the feed screw 13. Thus a rotation contra-clockwise of the handle23 into its lotted p tion, s he n inv F Wi p ess t e arn 2 ag ins t lever 20 o as to move said lever clockwise and thereby e a e e ooth d e e en 1 7 rem en ement with the feed screw 13. Whenever t s es r d te p rmi ngagem nt etween the eethed elemen 1; at th t 13, the handle 23 is moved back to the posi tion shown in Fig. 3 which is the same as the position shown in Fig. 1.

In order to keep the feed screw in properly oiled condition and to prevent it from accumulating dust and dirt I provide a'shell' 27 extending between the bearings 14 and 15, which shell securely covers and incloses the screw 13 except along that portion. of. the periphery of the screw where it is in 28 pivoted to the meat table 4;, which link carries at its lower surface the cam or. dog

16. This link is pivotally connected by means of a link 29 which suitably engages the ratchet construction, consisting of the ratchet wheel 529 and ratchet 29 shown more clearly in 5, provided within the housing 30 which moves the feed screw forward with each contra-clockwise movement '(Fig.v 2) of the link 28. The thickness of the slices depends upon the degree of move ment of the feed screw 13 during each actuation, and this is controlled by the amount of movement of the dog 16 which in turn is controlled by the position of the roller 31.

. A handle 32 is fixedly secured to the screw 13 to rotate it toadvance the meat plate 12 when so desired without operating the ,entire machine. The roller 31 is carried by a bolt 33 (Fig. 4-) which at its lefthand extremity is provided with a rack portion .34 engaging the pinion 35. A suitable housing 36 entirely incloses the bolt 33 and pinion 35.

rotation of the pinion 35.. This rotation is the operator by an inspection ofthe dial may know exactly the thickness of the slices which the machine is cutting. The great advantage of thus being ableto adjust the piece.

thickness as the machine is being operated will be readily apparent when it is borne in mind that the operator usually wants to see the severed slice before resetting and this can be done with the apparatus in the condition shown by the operator merely observ ing the slice as it is being .cut. It is not necessary for the operator to sever "aislice andthen walk around to some other point of the machine in order to reset the mechanism which controls the thickness of the severed slice. "The resiliently pressed tooth piece forces the meat plate at one extremity'thereof against'its opposite vertical guide, and in addition the other extremity of said meat Having however thus described one form which my invention may take, what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: 1 f 1, A machine of the character described in combination with .a meat table, a feed screw carried thereby, a meat plate reciprocatingly mounted upon saidfmeat table, a guide for said meat plate, and means carried by said meat table for 'detachably engaging said feed screw, said means including a spring pressed tooth piece, a spring tending to press said tooth piece against the side of said feed screw, thereby pressing'said plate against its guide, and a manually actuated cam for actuating said tooth piece against the action of said spring to release it from said feed screws. p p 2. A machine of the character described'in combination with a meat table, a feed screw carried thereby, a meat plate reciprocatingly mounted upon said meat table, a guide for said meat plate, means carried by said meat table for detachably engaging said feed screw, said means including a spring pressed tooth piece, a spring tending to press said tooth piece against the side of said feed said springto release it from said feed screw, and a stationary housing substantially inclosing said cam, spring and tooth 3. A slicing machine of the character described comprising a movable meat plate, a slidable meat table upon which said meat plate is slidably mounted, a feed screw rotatably carried by said meat table for imparting periodic v movement to said meat plate, bearings carried by said. meat able for said feed screw, an inclosing slotted staand an inclosing shell for said last aforesaid '10 tionary shell for said screw extending bemeans.

yond said bearings, means fixedly carried In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe by said meat plate and adapted to engage my name this 5th day of June, A. D., 1916.

said feed screw, a portion of said means eX- tending through said slotted shell, an inclos- JOHN PETERSON ing shell for said last aforesaid means, Witnesses:

means carried by said meat table for impart- MAX W. ZABEL,

ing step by step motion to said feed screw, HAZEL A. JONES.

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